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Tao Te Ching: A Book about the Way and the Power of the Way by Ursula Le Guin Ursula Le Guin's death encouraged me to finally give her translation of the Tao Te Ching its due. It's one of the few seminal religious texts you might read in one sitting, although I never have. This … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
BETHANY Snow Crash by Neil Stephenson "I've been meaning to pick up this sci-fi classic for years, so I'm glad that Neal Stephenson's upcoming event inspired me to finally read it now. Although I'm probably not the ideal target audience (never having been into computers, car chases, OR graphic novels, which this was originally envisioned as), … Continue reading What We’re Reading This Week
Here it is, as promised, the second half of our look at some of our most highly anticipated books of the Fall 2014 season. Check out Part One right over here. All books are now available to pre-order via bookpeople.com. More Books To Look For In The Final Quarter Of 2014: Our Secret Life in the … Continue reading Fall 2014 Book Preview – Part Two
Two of our favorite authors, Sheila Heti and Roxane Gay, talked to one another as part of Heti's What Would Twitter Do? series on The Believer blog. If you're a fan of Roxane Gay, you know she's a mighty popular, and active, author on Twitter. Their conversation digs into her relationship with the social medium and the role … Continue reading Sheila Heti & Roxane Gay Talk Twitter
